ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 133032
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Date: | Friday 28 July 1995 |
Time: | 08:00 |
Type: | Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee |
Owner/operator: | Aerial Applicator |
Registration: | N7797Z |
MSN: | 25-3999 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3500 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Oklee, MN -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:On July 28, 1995, at 0800 central daylight time, a Piper PA- 25-235, was destroyed by fire after it impacted with trees and subsequently hit the ground. The commercial pilot reported no injury. The 14 CFR Part 137 flight departed a private airstrip near Oklee, Minnesota, on a local flight. Visual meteorlogical conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed.
The pilot reported that he was spraying a field and was having a problem with the automatic flagger. He had completed a pass and had pulled up when he noticed something different about the flagger. He reported his attention was diverted from flying and he failed to clear some trees. He clipped the tops of the trees, lost control of the airplane and impacted in a field. The airplane caught fire shortly after impact and burned.
PROBABLE CAUSE:the pilot failed to maintain clearance with trees. Factors associated with the accident were the trees and the pilot's diverted attention.
Sources:
NTSB id 20001207X03915
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Dec-2016 19:25 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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